String of Shells
Head Ornament (uncertain)
17021
From: Samoa Islands
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
| Object Number | 17021 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Samoa Islands |
| Section | Oceanian |
| Materials | Shell |
| Description | String of marine snail shells, each circa 1.5 cm. long: creamy, yellowish, grey-brown, striped brown. Pierced at bases, they lie in alternating orientation, forming a thick continuous ring about 63 cm. around. A head ornament? |
| Credit Line | Gift of Robert H. Lamborn, 1893 |
| Other Number | 196 - Other Number |
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